TPS Renewal Fees and Payment Options: Key Changes Effective July 2025
New TPS fees effective July 22, 2025: $30 biometrics fee for re-registration (waivable), $500 initial TPS filing fee…
221(g) Passport Returned Without Stamping: What It Means for Your Visa
A 221(g) notice returns your passport unstamped while consulates perform additional checks or request documents; it is a…
Current Reentry Permit Processing Times for U.S. Permanent Residents
(UNITED STATES) U.S. permanent residents are waiting well over a year for travel documents that let them live…
Current U.S. Citizenship Test Rules: Questions, Pass Score, Exemptions
The 2025 U.S. Naturalization Test requires 12 correct answers from 128 questions for those filing N-400 applications on…
Congress Moves to Grant Citizenship to Intercountry Adoptees
The Adoptee Citizenship Act aims to restore automatic citizenship to 30,000–70,000 intercountry adoptees excluded by a 2001 cutoff.…
Current H-1B Fee Structure and Proposed Changes for Workers
New H-1B visa fees now exceed $100,000 for hires from abroad, creating a massive financial gap between local…
USCIS Announces 2025 Civics Test: 128 Questions, 12/20 Pass
Starting October 20, 2025, USCIS will require naturalization applicants filing Form N-400 to study a 128-question civics pool…
What Indian H-1B Holders Must Know About the 2025 Civics Test Changes
On October 20, 2025, USCIS will require the 2025 Civics test for N-400 filings, using a 128-question pool…
First Naturalization Ceremony at Eisenhower Library: 32 New Citizens
On September 17, 2025, the Eisenhower Presidential Library held its first naturalization ceremony, where 32 people from 22…
2025 U.S. Civics Test Reinstates 2020 Version with 128 Questions
Effective October 20, 2025, USCIS restores the 2020 civics test and expands the question bank to 128 while…
USCIS Citizenship Reforms: 128-Question Civics Test and GMC Review
New USCIS rules (effective after mid-October 2025) expand the civics test to 128 questions and require 12 of…
USCIS Announces 2025 Naturalization Civics Test Implementation Timeline
USCIS will reintroduce the 2025 civics test: 20 questions from a 128-question bank, 12 correct to pass. The…
Birth Certificate No Longer Proves U.S. Citizenship Under EO
After a June 2025 Supreme Court decision, an executive order limiting federal recognition of birthright citizenship began in…
Len Blavatnik Receives Honorary Greek Citizenship
Billionaire Len Blavatnik and his 21-year-old son, Ariel Michael Blavatnik, were granted honorary Greek citizenship in mid-September 2025…